* *The Open University of Wellfleet* *and the Wellfleet Public Libraryare happy to announce their Spring Courses meeting at the Library. Click on the "read more" below or visit their website Open University of Wellfleet for more information.

The Open University of Wellfleet is a forum for learning. Conceived by retired Brown University professor Rhoda Flaxman, it began in April 2013. Courses are envisioned as directed discussions, otherwise known as collaborative learning. Register now (click here) or phone 508-432-4824. Tuition is $50.00 per course.

Poetry Workshop with Martin Edmunds

Four Thursdays from 4 to 6 pm Location: Wellfleet Public LibraryApril 9, 16, 23, and 30

Sometimes a poem is both a chance and a challenge. This class will address the nonformal, nonmetrical ways of moving a poem from conception to realization, gambit to conclusion—what Lowell called “plotting” in poetry. We will take up image, argument, voice, and soundscape, with reading of classic works for inspiration and example. We will concern ourselves as much with process as with result in search of a rich integrity for our poems.

Please note: Admission by approval of instructor. Before signing up, submit two or three poems by email to: martinedmunds@aol.com

Sign up by: April 1

“Artist Duos in Lower Cape Studios” with Grace Hopkins

Five Wednesdays from 1pm - 3pm* Location: Wellfleet Public Library and Artist Studios*Please Note: the April 29 class will be from 11am to 1 pm and May 6, 13, 20 and 27 (off site) from 1-3pm

Provincetown hosted America's oldest and most enduring art colony. Even today the Lower Cape is home to a vibrant art scene of studios and galleries. Join us in Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet for visits to studios where very different artists make art side by side. Meet the artists, love the paintings, sculpture and photography, and have as your guide, Grace Hopkins, Cape abstract photographer and daughter of Abstract Expressionist painter, Budd Hopkins, and art historian, April Kingsley.

Not handicapped accessible.

Sign up by: April 28

"Diamondback Terrapins Field Research and Conservation" with Barbara Brennessel

Four Tuesdays May 12, from 12-2pm Location: Wellfleet Public Library and other, much wetter locationsThe course will start with an overview at the Wellfleet Public Library on May 12 All other classes will be in the field, approximately from 12pm-2pm from May 19-June 2, with an optional class on June 9 from 7-9 am.

Diamondback terrapins are a threatened turtle species in Massachusetts. Through lectures and field work, we will become familiar with this charismatic turtle in its Wellfleet Harbor habitat. We will capture and mark terrapins for the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary population study; we will explore aquatic and terrestrial habitats; we will find nests laid by female terrapins and protect them with Predator Excluders (PEs), we will visit “turtle gardens” and learn about efforts to protect fragile nesting habitats.Note: Participants should have access to waders and be willing to get wet. Classes may be rescheduled if weather does not cooperate.

Sign up by: May 11

These listed classes will meet at the Library, please see their website for classes offered at other venues.